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Principal Software Engineer

I lead frontend platform architecture across complex React and React Native products.

I turn fragmented systems into practical migration plans and build tools that help engineers ship.

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Impact

Wonder / Grubhub

Principal Software Engineer (Wonder)–Present

  • Defined the architecture and phased migration plan for shared ordering and frontend capabilities across Grubhub, Campus, and Wonder, balancing reuse with each business’s operational constraints.
  • Expanding frontend technical leadership across Blue Apron and Tastemade, covering React web and React Native applications.
  • Built a shared, vendor-neutral agent-skills platform so engineers can reuse AI workflows across supported tools, alongside practical enablement and governance.

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Grubhub)–

  • Built AI-assisted Node.js migration tooling to modernize thousands of legacy tests, keeping automated checks and engineer review in control.
  • Expanded adoption of AI-assisted development through reusable workflows, model evaluation, documentation, and training for 100+ engineers.
  • Modernized the restaurant partner web platform across a dozen+ applications by prioritizing tech debt, strengthening release and on-call, and influencing engineering practices across the org.

Staff Software Engineer (Grubhub)–

  • Provided technical guidance and reviews that raised team standards; expanded on-call from 4 → 13 engineers.
  • Owned critical restaurant partner systems across 10+ applications, improving stability with proactive monitoring, fast incident triage, and close Ops collaboration.
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Petfindervia Nerdery

Principal Software Engineer–

  • Modernized the consumer experience for speed, accessibility, and SEO across search, listings, and profiles; Speed Index improved 60% and Largest Contentful Paint reduced 46%.
  • Led a progressive migration to React, Next.js, and GraphQL with shared components and performance instrumentation, maintaining steady delivery throughout.
  • Designed a low‑friction adoption quiz flow that cut drop‑offs and delivered higher‑quality inquiries to shelters and rescues.
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CaringBridgevia Nerdery

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Lead–

  • Mapped key user journeys, ran a focused performance audit, and shipped targeted improvements on critical paths.
  • Designed mobile-first, accessible forms and simplified flows to reduce friction and speed completion.
  • Built a shared component library in React and Next.js to standardize patterns and improve maintainability.
Performance and accessibility improvements from 46/77/86 to 89/98/100 with Best Practices at 100
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About

I work at the intersection of architecture, engineering effectiveness, and business priorities. I help organizations make complex systems easier to understand, modernize incrementally, and give engineers reliable tools they can reuse. My background is in web and mobile platforms, with a focus on practical AI engineering and developer productivity, including reusable agent skills and developer tooling.